District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinagar under the aegis of the Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority organised a special Lok Adalat on Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) and bank recovery cases on 20th of April 2024.
This initiative was in accordance with the plan of action outlined by the National Legal Services Authority for the month of April 2024. The aforementioned Lok Adalat was held at the District Court Complex Mominabad Srinagar, & Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate (13th FC) Panthachowk, under the direction & supervision of Mr. Jawad Ahmed, Chairman of the District Legal Services Authority (Pr. District & Sessions Judge) Srinagar.
The said special Lok Adalat aimed to provide a platform for speedy and amicable resolution of pending cases related to Motor Accidents Claim Tribunals (MACT) and bank recovery matters, for amicable settlement of cases three benches were constituted. Bench No. 1 comprised of Ms. Jeema Bashir (Presiding Officer, MACT Court) Srinagar and Mr. Surinder Singh (Spl. Judge Anti-Corruption/AddlSpl. Judge Anti-Corruption) Srinagar, Bench No. 2 comprised of Mr. Arvind Sharma (Addl. Distict & Sessions Judge, Bank Cases) Srinagar and Ms. Arti Mohan (Presiding Officer, POCSO Court) Srinagar and Bench No. 3 comprised of Ms. Lubna Sultan, Addl. Spl. Mobile Magistrate (13th FC) Panthachowk and President Bar Association Panthachowk as Bench Member. Cases for settlement included cases of MACT and Bank Recovery Cases.
In Motor Accident related cases, Bench No. 1 headed by Ms. Jeema Bashir ( Presiding Officer, MACT Court) Srinagar and Mr. Surinder Singh (Spl. Judge Anti-Corruption/Addl Spl. Judge Anti-Corruption) Srinagar had taken 22 cases for settlement out of which 02 cases were amicably settled & Rs. 5,63,000 was awarded as settlement amount, Bench No. 2 headed by Mr. Arvind Sharma (Addl. Distinct & Sessions Judge, Bank Cases) Srinagar and Ms. Arti Mohan (Presiding Officer, POCSO Court) Srinagar had taken 37 cases for settlement out of which 37 cases were amicably settled & Rs. 100,30,224/- was awarded as settlement amount.
Overall 69 cases were taken up for settlement out of which 49 cases were amicably settled & Rs. 13,992,451/- was awarded as settlement amount in Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) and bank recovery cases
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